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What (who) is American Indian - definition
URBAN ABORIGINAL AMERICAN SETTLEMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES
Indian Colonies; Native American colony; Native American colonies; Indian colonies
American Indian
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
American indian; American Indian; American indians; American Indian (disambiguation); American Indians (disambiguation); American-Indian
(American Indians)
American Indian people or things belong to or come from one of the native peoples of America. (mainly BRIT)
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American Indian
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
American indian; American Indian; American indians; American Indian (disambiguation); American Indians (disambiguation); American-Indian
¦ noun a member of any of the groups of indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America, especially those of North America.
Usage
The term American Indian has been steadily replaced in the US by the term Native American, especially in official contexts; American Indian is still widespread in general use even in the US, however, and is not normally regarded as offensive by American Indians themselves.
American Indian Wars
![[[Indian massacre of 1622]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/1622 massacre jamestown de Bry.jpg?width=200 "[[Indian massacre of 1622]]")
![Jemima Boone]] by [[Shawnee]] in 1776](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Boone abduction.jpg?width=200 "Jemima Boone]] by [[Shawnee]] in 1776")
![[[Buffalo Soldier]]s of the 25th Infantry Regiment, 1890](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Buffalo soldiers1.jpg?width=200 "[[Buffalo Soldier]]s of the 25th Infantry Regiment, 1890")
![[[Quanah Parker]], son of a Comanche Chief and a Texas settler; his family's story spans the history of the [[Texas–Indian wars]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chief Quanah Parker of the Kwahadi Comanche.jpg?width=200 "[[Quanah Parker]], son of a Comanche Chief and a Texas settler; his family's story spans the history of the [[Texas–Indian wars]]")
![[[Treaty of Fort Jackson]] with the Creeks, 1814](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Creek War Treaty 1814.jpg?width=200 "[[Treaty of Fort Jackson]] with the Creeks, 1814")
![Indian Scout]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Custer Staghounds.jpg?width=200 "Indian Scout]]")
![The [[Dade Massacre]] was the US Army's worst defeat at the hands of Seminoles](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dademassacresite.jpg?width=200 "The [[Dade Massacre]] was the US Army's worst defeat at the hands of Seminoles")
![[[Wagon Box Fight]], near [[Fort Phil Kearny]], 1867](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Good Marksmanship and Guts. DA Poster 21-45.jpg?width=200 "[[Wagon Box Fight]], near [[Fort Phil Kearny]], 1867")
 (14566708480).jpg?width=200 "U.S. cavalry attacking an Indian village")
![[[Massacre Canyon]] monument and historical marker in Nebraska](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Massacre Canyon monument and marker.JPG?width=200 "[[Massacre Canyon]] monument and historical marker in Nebraska")
![Mochi]], a Southern Cheyenne in Black Kettle's camp, became a warrior after her experiences at the [[Sand Creek massacre]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mochi Southern Cheyenne.jpg?width=200 "Mochi]], a Southern Cheyenne in Black Kettle's camp, became a warrior after her experiences at the [[Sand Creek massacre]]")
![Leschi]] was hanged for murder in 1858. He was exonerated by Washington State in 2004.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nisqually-Chief-Leschi-Portrait-by-Raphael-Coombs-1894.png?width=200 "Leschi]] was hanged for murder in 1858. He was exonerated by Washington State in 2004.")
![The [[Ohio Country]] with battles and massacres between 1775 and 1794](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ohio Country en.png?width=200 "The [[Ohio Country]] with battles and massacres between 1775 and 1794")
![[[Siege of Fort Detroit]] during [[Pontiac's Rebellion]] in 1763](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Siege of Fort Detroit.jpg?width=200 "[[Siege of Fort Detroit]] during [[Pontiac's Rebellion]] in 1763")
![Battle of Prairie Dog Creek]] (August 21, 1867) ended the Army's offensive operations on the Kansas frontier for the year.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The Battle of Prairie Dog Creek.jpg?width=200 "Battle of Prairie Dog Creek]] (August 21, 1867) ended the Army's offensive operations on the Kansas frontier for the year.")
![Mass grave for the dead Lakota following the [[Wounded Knee Massacre]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Woundedknee1891.jpg?width=200 "Mass grave for the dead Lakota following the [[Wounded Knee Massacre]]")
FRONTIER CONFLICTS BETWEEN AMERICAN, CANADIAN AND EUROPEAN SETTLERS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE AMERICAS
Indian battles; Indian wars; Plains Wars; Plains Indian Wars; Native American wars; The Plains Wars; Indian campaigns; Indian Wars; American Indian wars; American-Indian wars; Great Plains Wars; Native American Wars; The Indian Wars; Canadian Indian Wars; Wars between the United States and Native Americans; Canadian First Nations Wars; First Nations Wars
, Lakota, Meskwaki, Miami, Odawa, Potawatomi, Shawnee, Seminole, Wampanoag, Wyandot and including the confederacies: Tecumseh's confederacy and the Northwestern ConfederacyFirst Nations, including: Blackfoot, Cree, Mikmaq/Miꞌkmaꞌki, Peguis First NationInuit Aleut Yupik Comanche State of Muskogee MétisProvisional Government of Saskatchewan
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Indian colony
An Indian colony is a Native American settlement associated with an urban area. Although some of them become official Indian reservations, they differ from most reservations in that they are placed where Native Americans could find employment in mainstream American economy. Many were originally formed without federal encouragement or sanction.
Examples of use of American Indian
1. MINNEAPOLIS –– Vernon Bellecourt, a longtime leader of the American Indian Movement who fought against the use of American Indian nicknames for sports teams, died Saturday his brother said.
2. It also notes that the Bureau of Indian Affairs ruled in 1'84 that Webber is not an American Indian and his tribe is not an American Indian tribe.
3. In 1'78, Congress passed the American Indian Religious Freedom Act.
4. Ten casinos were owned by American Indian tribes.
5. He had strong ties to the local American Indian community.